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TIL The Z-series Spacesuits look a LOT like Buzz Lightyear

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nmoB TIL prostitutes in Greece wore sandals with imprints that stated “Follow me” on the ground to attract potential clients.
neVY7 TIL The Incas did not have a written language, instead they used colourful knotted cords called Quipu to record numbers and archives such as census data and storehouse records. They had up to a thousand unique strands.
7LOO TIL Ants use “social immunization” – if one is infected with a fungus, they still lick the ant, spreading it throughout the colony. This practice both kills some of the spores, and builds immune resistance.
wV5J TIL that caterpillars dissolve and “die” inside the chrysalis, so the resultant butterfly could be called a “new” organism. Some even think they evolved from two different ancestors.
aW8Z TIL Tennis star Novak Djokovic bought the entire supply of Pule cheese, a rare donkey cheese that is only produced in his home country of Serbia. This is also considered the most expensive cheese in the world.